His arrest was possible due to a tip-off from Australian authorities, following a painstaking investigation into a notorious dark web paedophile website, reported BBC Three.

The Guardian reported that upon Huckle's sentencing, Judge Peter Rook QC said, "Your offending behaviour became entrenched in your everyday life. Your life revolved around your sexual activities with young children.

"Your distorted beliefs in respect of children are deep-seated. Your self-delusion knows no bounds."